Textile fabric and method of making same



Feb. 16, 1932. c, UPPER 1,845,718

TEXTILE FABRIC AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Dec. 31. 10m

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Clarence Lip 991' ATTORN Patented Feb. 16, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLARENCE LIPPEB, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE LIPPE'B MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA TEXTILE FABRIC AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Application filed December 81, 1930. Serial No. 505,691.

My invention relates to a new and useful textile fabric, particularly adapted for millinery and trimming purposes, and it relates more particularly to a woven fabric which will be relatively light compared to its body, and which will possess a certain desired stiffness and metallic lustre and will be resistant to water or moisture or dampness, so that its stifi'ness or form-retaining quality will not be deleteriously affected by climatic conditions and -so that a minimum amount of sizing may be utilized in the making of hats from the fabric.

The object of my present invention is to provide a millinery and trimming fabric, which may will be sufficiently to bats, which will be light and moisture-resistant, and which will possess a desired metallic lustre or sheen, and wherein the stiflenin material will be concealed on the surface 0 the fabric and rendered invisible by an outer body or sheathing material having the de sired surface characteristics.

With the above and other objects in view, which will a pear more fully from the following detal ed description, my invention consists of a novel woven 'textile fabric formed of composite warp and weft threads suitably interlaced, said composite threads including a stiffening core strand formed of stiff and form-retaining one or a lurality of straight, and taut threads or aments of a form-retalnlng and moisture resistant material, such as hemp or other suitable materials, and including a thin, limp, flat, band-like or ribbon-like outer body or. sheathing of a non-form-retaining and non-moisture-resistant or relatively moisture=responsive, lustrous, non-cellular dye-receiving material, such as regenerated cellulose, a suitable form of which is commercially known under the trade name of Cellophane; said outer body or sheathing being wrapped around said hemp or other be dyed any suitable color, which.

permit its use in the body or crown of suitable core in a generally tight closed spiral band formation ;said core providing the inner invisible body and imparting the stiffness to the cloth and said sheathing providing an outerbody of dye-receiving media, so that the fabric may be made to take dyes and produce thedesired surface or finish independently of the inner core which gives it the thickness of body and texture and its form-retaining and moisture-resisting qualities, so that the resultant fabric will not wilt under the influence of moisture or humidity.

My invention further consists of other novel details of construction which will appear more fully from the following description.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawin s one form thereof whi h is at resent pre erred by me, since the me has een found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentahties as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary plan view of a novel textile fabric embodying my invention, shown on a much enlarged scale.

Figure 2 represents a fra entary portion of, the composite threa forming the threads, such as the warp and weft threads of my novel fabric, shown on a still more enlarged scale. 7

Figure 3 represents a section on line 83 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 represents a section on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

In carying out my invention, I wind a thin flat ribbon-like band 5, of regenerated cellulose, sometimes known in the trade as eration of the inner core strands,

Cellophane, (of any suitable width and thickness) upon a straight or taut core 6, preferably of hemp ;said core 6 being either a single strand or filament of hemp or other suitable stiffening material, or a plurality of filaments or strands, as desired;- depending upon the ultimate thickness and/ or stiffness desired in the resultant composite thread 7. The thin regenerated cellulose sheathing thus formed about the hem or other stiffening core, in a fairly tight spiral formation, provides an outer surface or media for receiving the dye and for presenting a desired external metallic lustre, while the inner hemp or other suitable stiffening core 6 provides the desired body and stiffness or form-retaining qualities in the fabric, whereby the resultant product will partly resemble a hair-cloth in texture and body, with out however possessing certain undesirable characteristics of hair cloths, notably the characteristic of diminution of the stifiness or form-retaining quality under the influence of moisture or dampness.

The composite thread 7 is preferably formed of natural hemp or other suitable fil aments in strands, and undyed ribbon-like band of regenerated cellulose in its natural or transparent condition. The composite thread 7 is then formed into a fabric, as by weaving, the same upon any suitable loom. Thus, the composite thread 7 may be inter woven warp and weft-wise in any suitable manner, in the und ed condition.

Thereafter, the abric is subjected to any suitable dye for imparting the desired color to the outer regenerated cellulose sheathing.

It is to be observed also that the stiffening or form-retaining qualities, characteristics and functions of the core strands are also enhanced by the co-operation or co-action between the core strands and the tightly surrounding, spirally wrapped sheathing threads. Thus, the stiffening or form-re taining characteristics or functions of the core strands are increased by reason of the tightly wrapped sheathing threads which latter, while having no sti ness or orm-retaining qualities in and of themselves, do increase the stiffness or form-retaining ualities of the former (core) threads. This unction resulting from the co-action or co-opwith the tightly wrapped outer sheathing threads surrounding the core threads spirally, is developed particularly when the composite threads having said core and sheathing ele ments, are extended through the fabric in a generally straight and a continuous manner, as by interlacing or weaving them warpwise and weftwise into a fabric. When the composite threads are thus related as warp and weft threads in a fabric web, the core elements or threads or strands extend through the fabric in a generally straight line, without being bent or doubled back upon themselves, and the stiffening or form-retaining qualities of the resultant fabric web or cloth are attributable in a measure to this relationship of the core strands or threads to the fabric as a whole.

I am aware that my invention may be em bodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiments to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I hereby claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A woven millinery and trimming fabric formed of composite warp and weft body threads having a core of a form-retaining and moisture-resistant cellular material and having a relatively thin outer sheathing of a relatively non-form-retaining and moisture-responslve, dyed regenerated cellulose material.

2. A woven millinery and trimming cloth formed of composite body threads having a form-retaining and moisture-resistant core and having a relatively thin outer sheathing of a relatively non-form-retaining and moisture-responsive, dyed regenerated cellulose material wrapped spirally around said core and encasing the same.

3. A woven millinery and trimming fabric formed of composite warp and weft body threads having a relatively stiff and moisture-resistant core extending generally straight through the fabric, and an outer sheathin of a relatively limp, dyed ribbonlike ban of regenerated cellulose wrapped spirally around said core and substantially encasing the same.

4. A woven millinery and trimming textile fabric, comprising an outer sheathing body including relatively thin, flat, ribbonlike, dyed, regenerated cellulose threads extending through the fabric in a generally spiral formation, and inner body stiffening threads, extending generally straight through the fabric ;-said outer sheathing body threads of thin, flat, ribbon-like, dyed regenerated cellulose being wrapped around said inner body stiffening threads in tight spiral formation and substantially encasing and concealing the same; said threads being interlaced with each other at suitable intervals, and said thin, flat, ribbon-like, outer regenerated cellulose threads imparting to the resultant fabric an exterior dyed sheathing body, and said inner body stiffening threads imparting to the resultant fabric its desired stiffness, form-retaining qualities and its resistance to wilting under the influence of moisture or humidity.

5. A woven millinery and trimming textile fabric comprising an outer body formed of relatively limp, thin, flat, ribbon-like, dyed regenerated cellulose threads extending generally spirally through the fabric warpwise and \veftivise and interlaced in any suitable manner, and inner stiffening threads having a generally round cross-sectl nal shape, extending generally straight through the fabric warpwise and Weftwise and interlaced in any suitable manner ;said inner stiffening threads being closely surrounded by said outer relatively limp, thin, flat, ribbon-like regenerated cellulose threads, and being concealed thereby, so as to be substantially invisible on a surface of the fabric ;said limp, thin, flat, ribbon-like, regenerated cellulose threads imparting'to the resultant fabric an exterior dye-carrying sheathing body, and

said inner body stiffening threads imparting to the resultant fabric its desired stiffness, form-retaining qualities, and its resistance to wilting.

6. The method of making textile fabrics which consists in spirally and tightly wrapping a thin u'ndyed, fiat limp ribbon-like band of regenerated cellulose around a generally straight stiffening core of generally round cross-sectional shape, to form a dye-receiving and dye-carrying sheathing thereabout and substantially to conceal said core, weaving the same warpwise and weft-wise into a suitable textile fabric, and lastly dyeing said re generated cellulose sheathing to impart the desired color to the resultant fabric. I

7. A woven millinery and trimming cloth formed of composite warp and weft body threads having inner cores including hemp, and having a relatively thin outer sheathing of a relatively non-form-retaining and moisture-responsive, dyed, regenerated cellulose material.

8. A woven millinery and trimming cloth formed of composite body threads having inner cores including hemp, and having relatively thin outer sheathings of a relatively non-form-retaining and moisture responsive, dyed, regenerated cellulose material wrapped spirally around said cores and encasing the same.

9. A woven millinery andtrimming fabric formed oftomposite threads having relatively stiff cores including hemp extending generally straight through the fabric and having outer sheathings of a relatively limp, yed, ribbon-like band of regenerated cellulose Wrapped spirally aroundsaid cores and cncasing the same.

10. A woven millinery and trimming cloth formed of composite body threads naving inner natural fibrous relatively stiff core threads and having relatively thin outer sheathings of a relatively non-form-retaining and moisture responsive, dyed, regenerated cellulose material Wrapped spirally around said core threads and eneasing the same.

11. Woven millinery and trimming textile fabric comprising an outer sheathing body including relatively thin, fiat, ribbon-like dyed, regenerated cellulose threads extending through the fabric in a generally spiral formation, and inner body stiffening threads including hemp, extending generally straight through the fabric;said outer sheathing body threads of thin, flat, ribbon-like, dyed, regenerated cellulose being Wrapped around said inner body stiffening threads in tight spiral formation and substantially encasing and concealing the same; said threads being interlaced with each other at suitable intervals and said thin, flat, ribbon-like, outer, iegenerated cellulose threads imparting to the resultant fabric an exterior dyed sheathing body, and said inner body stiffening threads, including hemp, imparting to the resultant fabric its desired stiffness, form-retaining qualities, and its-resistance to wilting under the influence of moisture or humidity.

12. A Woven millinery and trimming teX- tile fabric comprising an exterior body formed of relatively limp, thin, dyed, regenerated cellulose threads extending generally spirally through the fabric -Warp\vise and Weftwise, and interlaced in any suitable man'- ner, and inner stiffenin threads including hemp, having a crosvsec ional shape substantially different from the cross-sectional shape of said exterior regenerated cellulose body threads, said inner stiffening threads extending generally straight through the fabric Warpwise and Weftwise, and interlaced in any suitable manner, said inner stiffening threads being closely surrounded by said exterior, relatively limp, thin, regenerated cellulose threads. and being generally concealed thereby, so as to be substantially invisible on a surface of the fahric;-said limp, thin, regenerated cellulose threads imparting to the resultant fabric an exterior dye-carrying sheathing body, and sa id inner body stiffening threads, including hemp, imparting to the resultant fabric its desired sti ffness, formretaining qualities, and its resistance to wilting.

13. A woven inillinery and trimming textile fabric tfill'lplll-illlg an exterior body formed of relatively limp, thin. dyed, regenerated llulose threads cxte ling generally spirally through the fabric ivarpwise and weftwise, and interlaced in any suitable manner, and inner, natural fibrous stiffening threads, having a c1'oss-si cl-ioi1al shape sub stantially different from the cre ctional shape of said ext rior 2' generated c llulose body threads. lid inner nai ..al lliillv$ stiffelling threads extending g5 ally gift through the fa ric Wl ijfl and wuftwisc and interlaced in any suitable manner, said inner stifi'ening threads being closely surrounded by said exterior, relatively limp, thin, regenerated cellulose threads, and being generally concealed thereby, so as to be substantially invisible on a surface of the fabric ;said limp, thin, regenerated cellulose threads imparting to theresultant fabric an exterior dye-carrying sheathing body, and said inner natural fibrous body stiffening threads imparting to the resultant fabric its desired stiffness, form-retaining qualities, and its resistance to wilting.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of December, 1930.

CLARENCE LIPPER. 

